It
is common to wonder why parents would refuse a free service. I have
asked this question to multiple government officials and their response
is that the poor cannot make rational decisions about their children’s
education. But, when I asked parents, they said that private schools
deliver better education than government schools.
It is not necessarily that these private schools which are being shut down have been doing good. Some of them can do a lot better but if the comparison is with government schools, the latter aren’t delivering excellent quality by any measure. Forcing a child to move from a private school to a government school doesn’t always assure that he/she gets a better quality education. Government schools lack infrastructure including classrooms, toilets and water facility. It should be our choice to choose the schools for our children and not government pushing us to accept the system imposed on us. For me, the question remains if RTE is a blessing or condemnation!
It is not necessarily that these private schools which are being shut down have been doing good. Some of them can do a lot better but if the comparison is with government schools, the latter aren’t delivering excellent quality by any measure. Forcing a child to move from a private school to a government school doesn’t always assure that he/she gets a better quality education. Government schools lack infrastructure including classrooms, toilets and water facility. It should be our choice to choose the schools for our children and not government pushing us to accept the system imposed on us. For me, the question remains if RTE is a blessing or condemnation!
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